occlude
English Thesaurus
1. block passage through (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | hinder, impede, |
| definition | : | be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | barricade, |
| definition | : | prevent access to by barricading (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | tie up, |
| definition | : | restrain from moving or operating normally (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | dam, dam up, |
| definition | : | obstruct with, or as if with, a dam (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | earth up, land up, |
| definition | : | block with earth, as after a landslide (verb.contact) |
| antonym | : | disengage, free, |
| definition | : | free or remove obstruction from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | block, blocking, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | obstruction, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | obturator, |
| definition | : | a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | occlusive, |
| definition | : | tending to occlude (adj.pert) |
| antonym | : | disengage, free, |
| definition | : | free or remove obstruction from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | block, blocking, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | obstruction, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | obturator, |
| definition | : | a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | occlusive, |
| definition | : | tending to occlude (adj.pert) |
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